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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) FAQs (cont.)

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Author: Kathryn L Hale, MS, PA-C, Medical Writer, eMedicine.com, Inc.

Coauthor(s): Vincent W Yang, MD, PhD, Professor and Director, Division of Digestive Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

Editors: Simmy Bank, MD, MB, ChB, Chair, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Long Island Jewish Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; BS Anand, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Baylor University College of Medicine.
Last Editorial Review: 8/10/2005

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